Final Fantasy XV 💖Crystal Heart

19---Making a scene

Gladio heads back toward the music, pushing his way thru the crowd of women in search of Prompto.

Who is the first person he sees?

Issa standing near the only exit, facing the large speakers about ten feet away.

Prompto stands against the wall  near the speakers, with another woman.

Strobe lights flicker and music plays, rising and rising to reach a climax before the beat drops.

Gladio looks around..
Somethings not right...clearly.

A single tear falls from Issa's eye as she reaches behind her back.

The unmistakable scraping of metal sliding out of her sheath goes unheard over the blaring music.

But everyone can see it, her long sword unveils itself from behind her.

"Don't do it." Iris whispers. She is helpless at the sight.

Gladio shoves a bystander aside. The distance between himself and the crazed woman shortens at an alarming rate.

"Issa stop! This isn't the way!" Gladio yells as he reaches her.

He uses the edge of his hand to knock the sword from her hands. Leaving it toppling to the ground.

Her eyes widen and she kicks her boot up at his chest. He smacks her leg away towering over her 5 foot 3 inch frame.

Quickly Gladio maneuvers behind her, putting her into a full nelson.
she struggles, shaking and fighting to get him to release her but her arms are locked in an upright position with her head down.

"Get out of my way!" She growls and takes a step forward at the amazon, unyielding to Gladio's strength.

"Well, your a little fire cracker aren't ya?" The woman laughs covering her mouth: The scrawny girl probably couldnt harm a hair on my head.

Prompto slides down the wall in disbelief, is this the same girl he fell in love with?

"Shut up woman your just feeding gasoline to the fire!!" Gladio yells angrily, gripping Issa tightly.

Issa peers out of the corner of her eye then goes limp. In confusion Gladio relaxes his arms. She snakes her way out of his grip  falling onto the ground.

She leans over grabbing her sword, then rushes in toward Prompto and the Amazon.

Pushing the sword in deep, Prompto clenches his eyes shut.

The music goes dead, feedback can be heard echoing and then... silence.

All of the party goers stand around wondering what just happened. All eyes are on the scene now. People whisper to eachother, wondering and waiting.

Prompto looks up and sees Issa towering next to him. The shine of the sword reflects the tears in his blue eyes.

Issa has the woman pinned against the sound system. The sword a mere inch away from her head. Brown hair that was sliced, falls to the ground.

Issas face nearly touching the womans face in front of her, she reaches a hand to caress the woman's face smiling intently, "Do you know what mercy is?"

Her Emerald green eyes sharpen, waiting for an answer.

"Uh...uh... N-no?" Fear has overshadowed the confidence the woman just had.

Issa leans in closer, their full chests  touching and whispers in the woman's ear.
"I pity people like you, who take advantage of others. Do not underestimate me and do not kiss my man again. Now apologise and leave this place."

The silver haired girl takes three steps back and stretches out her arms, "I'm waiting."

"I'm so sorry! " the woman cries and looks around desperately at the crowd of people. She hangs her head and leaves as fast as she can.

"Party's over." Issa says making eye contact with each person and walks out.

Leaving Iris, Gladio Prompto and her long sword behind.

The party goers leave one by one, still whispering. "She must've caught her man cheating."

Prompto pushes himself up and turns around to pull out her sword from the sound system. He looks back at Iris and Gladio with a sadness in his eyes.
"It's not what it looked like..."

Iris--" It looked really bad though." She walks up to him, resting a hand on his arm.

She looks back at Gladio, who is looking at the ground.

Gladio--"It's my fault Prompto, I was so caught up in meeting my woman that I left you. I'm sorry."
He tries to lighten the mood,
" I had no idea a woman would pursue you, It's never happened before."

Iris--"This is not a time to joke Gladio. Clearly someone got hurt and it was Issa." She says scolding him.

Prompto---" No...thank you for admitting your wrong Gladio. I forgive you." He looks down at the sword, "I need to find her, to ask for forgiveness.. I want to marry that girl."

The rave is now completely deserted.

The last three head out thru the exit and to their two speperate vehicles.

Iris---"She might just push you away Prompto. I don't know, maybe I should find her. Does she have a favorite place?"
She opens her rental car door.

Prompto--"She loves the ocean...but she would know I would look for her there." He shakes his head.
"I believe  I'm the only one who can tell her what happened  So It has to be me.." He tries to think really hard of all the places she would go.

Iris--"Alright."

Gladio and Prompto stand around Iris' car now.

Gladio--"where did you find Issa the very first time Iris lost her?" He says turning to the blond as if his sister isn't standing right there.

Iris scoffs--"UM. Excuse me. I didn't lose her, she barely knew me back then and wandered off."

Prompto---"Our first night together...The day I found her..wait... I know where she is guys."

He waves to the siblings and runs off into the night...
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